The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971)

Director:

Anthony M. Lanza

Writers:

James Gordon White (written by) and
John Lawrence (written by)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Two heads crafted on the body of a giant... The most fearsome living force ever created by man.

Plot:

Dr. Roger Girard is a rich scientist conducting experiments on head transplantation. His caretaker has a son...

Plot Keywords:

Caretaker | Gagged And Bound | Chase | Head Transplant | Murder

Cast

Bruce Dern	...	Roger
Pat Priest	...	Linda
Casey Kasem	...	Ken
Albert Cole	...	Cass
John Bloom	...	Danny
Berry Kroeger	...	Max
Larry Vincent	...	Andrew
Jack Lester	...	Sheriff
Jerry Patterson	...	Deputy
Darlene Duralia	...	Miss Pierce
Raymond Thorne	...	Motorcyclist (as Ray Thorn)
Gary Kent	...	Motorcyclist (as Donald Brody)
Mary Ellen Clawsen	...	Motorcyclist
Janice P. Gelman	...	Teenager
Mike Espe	...	Teenager

Also Known As:

The Incredible Transplant

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence. (2003 re-rating; rated GP in 1971)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:GP (original rating) | USA:R (2003 re-rating)

Company:

Mutual General Corp.

Trivia:

In 1971, American International Pictures theatrically distributed this film on a double bill with Scream and Scream Again (1970) starring Vincent Price and Christopher Lee.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone (#8.15)" (1983)

Soundtrack:

Incredible

Laughably silly Seventies Drive-In schlock. Not Bruce Dern's finest hour, but still a real hoot!

Call me demented but I loved this absolutely silly piece of 1970s Drive-In schlock! Director Anthony M. Lanza only made one other movie as far as I know, one I've been wanting to see for years, a 60s biker flick starring Dennis Hopper and Casey Kasem called 'The Glory Stompers'. Kasem returns in this one to play the concerned best friend of "mad" scientist Dr. Roger Girard played by cult favourite Bruce Dern (Kasem and Dern had previously played brothers in another 60s biker movie 'The Cycle Savages', a trash classic I highly recommend.) Dern, just like those scientists in 'Donovan's Brain', has his own lab in his home which he conducts his own private research, assisted by his crippled mentor Dr. Max ('Demon Seed'). Research, by the way, involving head transplants. So when a psychopath (Albert Cole) escapes on a rampage and kidnaps Dern's pretty blonde wife (Pat Priest of 'The Munsters'), it doesn't take long to figure out that the Doc is going to be operating on him soon. Especially when there is a handy mental defective (John Bloom, from 'The Hills Have Eyes 2') available (his caretaker's son). Now Bruce Dern is one of my favourite 1970s actors ('Bloody Mama', 'Silent Running', 'The King Of Marvin Gardens'), and I'd watch him in just about anything, but this must be the stupidest movie he has ever been involved in! Disinterested viewers who don't enjoy 60s and 70s exploitation and monster movies may find it just TOO stupid to get into, but I thought it was an absolute hoot, and loved every minute of it!